Lagos State Government, through the Building Control Agency (LABSCA), said it would soon commence issuance of certificate of fitness to new structures in the state.
The rebranded certificate of completion and fitness for habitation, it said, would be given to owners or developers of buildings that have met satisfactory requirements for building construction.
LABSCA General Manager, Gbolahan Oki, in a statement, yesterday, said the certificates would be issued to owners of new buildings that have passed through all stages of building construction and certified by LASBCA building professionals.
Oki noted that the existing old buildings that have successfully carried out the non-destructive structural integrity test conducted by Lagos State Material Testing Laboratory and deemed stable would be certified.
He added that the building codes stipulate that every stage of a building construction must be closely monitored by the agency’s officials, comprising builders, architects, structural, civil, mechanical and electrical engineers from laying of the foundation through external works and fittings till the building is complete.
Oki stressed that the certificate would be backed up with a security barcode and could be verified on the agency’s website.
